In message <[log in to unmask]>, Lee,
Edmund <[log in to unmask]> writes
>The question then is - what are our procedures? It's possible to see some
>parallels e.g. accessioning of a new dataset (ie backlog), conservation of a
>monument, development control etc. Should this approach be developed for the
>2nd edition?
As someone who uses SPECTRUM in her day job (museum development officer)
and MIDAS in her earlier-in-the-day job (research student), I think the
concept of 'procedures' in MIDAS should not be allowed to swamp or
impede the reflexive methodology which is there now.
This is because SPECTRUM has a very limited aim, compared to MIDAS - the
former being limited to the management of collections, usually in a
museum or gallery setting, where MIDAS is about the management of
knowledge relating to the built environment in numerous contexts, from
local authority planning to academic research. In museums, what
constitutes good practice is fairly constant across institutions, in the
diverse (potential) users of MIDAS, what constitutes good practice is
dependent upon the research agenda or service agenda, and therefore not
constant.
Best wishes to all,
Pat
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